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PCIe SSD installation on Dell Precision T3500
I have a Dell Precision T3500 workstation. I want to install a PCIe SSD in this workstation. Please advise is it possible?
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I have a Dell Precision T3500 workstation. I want to install a PCIe SSD in this workstation. Please advise is it possible?
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speedstep
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April 12th, 2017 11:00
You can do PCI-E SSD booting with an Apricorn Velocity Solo X2 placed in the X4 slot that the raid controller works in.
550/550 MBs - Single drive
800/800 MBs - Two drives (RAID 0)
https://www.apricorn.com/upgrades/vel-solox2
ejn63
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April 12th, 2017 04:00
It's likely to work as a storage device -- but it won't work if your intention is to use it as your boot drive.
This system is far too old to support booting from a PCIe/NVMe SSD.
shoaib.akhtar
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April 12th, 2017 05:00
It means it is useless to install a PCIe SSD.
ejn63
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April 12th, 2017 06:00
The ability to use a PCIe/NVMe drive to boot the system is a 2016 technology -- the T3500 is about eight years old (and doesn't have UEFI support, which is required to boot NVMe). You CAN use an SSD to boot the system but you'll need a SATA drive, not PCIe/NVMe.
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April 12th, 2017 12:00
Just bear in mind that's a SATA 6G/s card - NOT an NVMe device.
shoaib.akhtar
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April 12th, 2017 12:00
Thanks a lot for your guidance. I thought my Precision is useless. But you save him.
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April 12th, 2017 23:00
Yes, you are right.